1.   The course covers Chinese economy from 1949 to the present. Emphasis will be on the
     reform period from 1979 to the present. The first part of the course will be a series of
     lectures on the background of China and Chinese modern economy. The second part of
     the course is the reading and discussion of two books on the Chinese economic reform.
     The final part is carrying out a research project including writing a paper and presenting
     the project to the class. As a project-driven course, students will also learn how to
     determine a research topic, search the relevant literature, draft a paper, question and
     comment on others' work, present his/her own work, and revise and finalize a paper.

2.   Pre-requisite: ECON 101, or instructor’s permission

3.   Textbook: (A) Growing out of the Plan, by Barry Naughton, Cambridge University
                      Press, 1995;

                      (B) China’s Unfinished Economic Revolution, by Nicholas Lardy,
                      Brookings Institution Press, 1998

4. Lectures:  Tuesday and Thursday, 6:00 - 7:50PM at KH120.

5. Office Hours:  10:00 - 11:30AM, Tuesday and Thursday; or by appointment.

6. Grade:  There is no examination. Grade will be based on a mid-term presentation (30%)
                and a final paper (70%). More specifically, the total grade (100%) is distributed
                as follows:

Mid-tern presentation (30%)

• questions and comments on other students' presentations (10%)

• presentation of own reading assignment (20%)

Final paper (70%)

• Literature review (15%)

• Draft of the paper (15%)

• Presentation (25% with 10% allocated to questions and comments on other's presentation and 15% to the presentation of own work)

• Paper revision and finalization (15%)

More detailed grading criteria will be given later.

7. Attendance:  For every class missed beyond two, 1% will be deducted from the final
                        grade.